From policing and sentencing, to the treatment of incarcerated people, the ACLU of RI seeks to reform the excessively harsh, unnecessary criminal justice policies and practices that result in mass incarceration, over-criminalization and ongoing inequality.
Criminal Justice
CAMPAIGN: COVID-19 & Civil Liberties in RI
April 1, 2020CAMPAIGN: The School-to-Prison Pipeline
January 1, 2020
CAMPAIGN: The Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline
January 1, 2018CAMPAIGN: Racial Profiling
January 1, 2005
Cintron v Bibeault
May 11, 2023Monteiro v. Rhode Island
February 24, 2023Doe v. RI
June 1, 2022
Neves / Ortega v. State of Rhode Island
January 14, 2022Shepard v. Diniz
November 15, 2021Caniglia v. Strom
January 25, 2021
Commission to Make Recommendations for Pardons (H 7638)
April 15, 2024Civil Investigations for Fraudulent Acts (H 7830, S 2935)
April 15, 2024Free Phone Services for Incarcerated Individuals (H 7525)
April 12, 2024
Second Look Sentencing Act (H 7102, S 2228)
April 8, 2024Expansion of “Hazing” Offenses (S 2678)
April 8, 2024Prohibiting Coercive Interrogation Tactics for Juveniles (H 7954)
April 8, 2024